#994EE9#994EE9

#994EE9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.224 H 302.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994EE9
RGB	rgb(153, 78, 233)
HSL	hsl(269, 78%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(269, 67%, 91%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.3%, 66.5%, 0%, 8.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.62, 59.70, -66.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.62, 89.40, 311.90°)
OKLab	oklab(59.19% 0.119 -0.1893)
OKLCH	oklch(59.19% 0.224 302.2)
XYZ	xyz(30.5658, 18.1042, 78.9591)
Luminance	0.1810 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994EE9 #9EE94E

analogous

#4E50E9 #994EE9 #E64EE9

triadic

#994EE9 #E9994E #4EE999

tetradic

#994EE9 #E94E50 #9EE94E #4EE9E6

square

#994EE9 #E94E50 #9EE94E #4EE9E6

split-complementary

#994EE9 #E9E64E #50E94E

monochromatic

#5C15A8 #7A1CDE #994EE9 #B884F0 #D8BBF7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.54

#994EE9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.62

#994EE9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #994EE9

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994EE9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##994EE9	1.00	4.54	4.62	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0075EE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0075E6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#897195

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994ee9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 78, 233);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.224 302.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd84f1',
    500: '#994ee9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994ee9;
$custom-light: #bd84f1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994ee9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 233
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.032,
    "s": 77.889,
    "l": 60.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5919,
    "c": 0.22358,
    "h": 302.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.18104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994EE9

secondary

#CAE7AC

accent

#DA0B76

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F8EFFD

border

#D1CAD5

text

#130B17

muted

#827C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #994EE9

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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